More Brits buying local amidst pandemic, FSA says
Persons are also wasting less food.
More Brits are moving towards local food purchases due to the pandemic in the past two months, according to the latest findings from the Food Standards Agency.
35% of respondents said they had done so more often, with 11% less often. People similarly reported buying from local suppliers such as farm shops and vegetable box schemes more often.
35% also reported wasting or throwing away food less often.
The number of people who have skipped meals or cut down on meal sizes due to not having enough money slightly fell between April (18%) and May (16%), with age, having a physical or mental health condition, and the presence of a child in the household being significant factors.
The number of people who used emergency food providers to access food slightly decreased from between April (8%) and May (7%).
Persons eating food that had gone past its use-by date varied by food type, ranging from 17% for smoked fish to 36% for bagged salads.
FSA’s monthly COVID-19 Consumer Tracker monitors attitudes, experience and behaviours of consumers in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.
